The girls basketball team plays at Moreau Catholic HS at 7:00 in the NCS quarterfinals.
Sam Lindgren, Andrew Christian, and Blake Mason compete in the NCS Championships at Newark Memorial HS.
The boys lacrosse team scrimmages at Marin Catholic HS. Varsity at 3:00, and jv at 5:00.
The varsity and jv softball teams play at American HS at 3:30, weather permitting.
The varsity boys tennis team competes in the Freedom Tournament, weather permitting.

In Saturdays action…

The boys soccer team plays Campolindo HS at Las Lomas HS at 5:00 in the NCS Championship game.
Sam Lindgren, Andrew Christian, and Blake Mason compete in the NCS Championships at Newark Memorial HS.
The track & field team hosts Heritage HS at 10:00.
The varsity boys tennis team competes in the Freedom Tournament, weather permitting.

The boys soccer team defeated Dublin HS 2-0 to advance to the NCS Championship game against Campolindo HS Saturday at Las Lomas HS at 5:00.
The softball team defeated Piedmont HS 6-1.

In todays action…

The boys golf team has a match against Northgate HS at Boundary Oak CC at 2:30.

Yesterdays individual standouts…

Boys soccer Nick Pereira and David Dadiomov scored goals. Cam Carda was named the “Man of the Match.”
Softball Natalie Goepel was the winning pitcher, and had 2 RBIs.
Mia Monopoli went 3 for 3, with 2 HR, 4 RBIs, and 4 runs scored.
Katie Palma went 2 for 2, with 2 runs scored.

The girls basketball team soundly defeated Drake HS 69-40 to advance to the NCS quarterfinal game at Moreau Catholic HS Friday at 7:00.
The boys basketball team dropped a heart-breaker to Campolindo HS 58-53 in the NCS playoffs to finish another good season.
The boys golf team defeated Pittsburg HS 198-269.

In todays action…

The boys soccer team hosts Dublin HS at 7:00 in the NCS semifinals.
The baseball team has a scrimmage against College Park HS at 3:15. Varsity is home, and jv is away.
The softball team plays Piedmont HS at 3:30. Varsity is away, and jv is home.

For the 3rd year in a row, the Dons make the NCS Final Four!
Facing seed #10 Pinole Valley – surprising 2nd in their league (ACCAL) between D1 powers Berkeley and Richmond – Acalanes, seeded #2, knew that it would not be an easy game. With their status of outsiders, the Spartans didn’t have anything to lose and were expected to give everything to the end. If the first half was intense, with a few clear chances on both sides; neither team could find the opening. The answer came 5 minutes after the break for the Dons with a low shot from the eighteen by junior & co-captain Dylan Autran, following an intense pressure on the opposing defense. In the last 35 minutes of the game, the Dons tried but were unable to score a second goal but the defensive effort of the entire team did the rest. The Dons will now play a familiar opponent (and defending NCS champion) – Dublin – in the semifinals this Wednesday (7pm) at home.
Go Dons!
Frederic Autran

The girls basketball team soundly defeated Las Lomas HS to finish the season 17-8 overall.
The boys basketball team dropped a heart-breaker to Las Lomas HS in double overtime. The jv team finished the season with a victory.

In Saturdays action…

The boys soccer team defeated Pinole Valley HS 1-0 in the NCS quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, where they will host Dublin HS Wednesday at 7:00.

In Tuesdays action…

The girls basketball team is the #5 seed, and will host #12 Sir Francis Drake HS in the first round of the NCS playoffs at 7:00.
The boys basketball team is the #11 seed, and will play at #6 Campolindo HS in the first round of the NCS playoffs at 7:00.
The boys lacrosse team hosts Bishop O’Dowd HS at 7:00.
The boys tennis team has a match at California HS at 3:30.
The boys golf team has a match against Pittsburg HS at Delta View GC at 2:30.

A 1-0 win for a place in the NCS Quarter Finals!
In a intense first round game of NCS vs Kennedy-Richmond, the Dons won by the minimum with the lone goal scored by sophomore Dan Glascock at the half-hour mark. Acalanes had numerous opportunities to add a second goal but couldn’t find the net… At the other end, junior GK Jackson Foote was again on top of his game, making a couple of amazing saves to keep his team up.
The Dons now play their Quarter Final this Saturday, Feb 19,2011 (7pm) at home vs Pinole Valley, winner of Dougherty Valley in the 1st round.
Go Dons!
Frederic Autran

The boys soccer team defeated Kennedy HS, Richmond 1-0 to advance to the NCS quarterfinals. They will host Pinole Valley HS in the NCS Quarterfinals Saturday at 7:00.
The girls soccer team was defeated by Miramonte HS in the NCS playoffs.

FEB 7 – FEB 12, 2011Another DFAL title for the Dons, tied at the top with Campo!
With a 8-1-3 record, the Dons are the Diablo Foothills Athletic League champions, a title they will share this year with Campo. This past week was a very special one for the 8 seniors in the team (Nick Bischoff, Cam Carda, Adrian Chow-Danel, Steve Glascock, David Helfrich, Sean McArthur, Max Omick and captain Nick Pereira) who were honored – as well as their parents – on Wednesday and played their last league game on Friday at Las Lomas (2-2). In this important game, Acalanes led 1-0 at the half (goal from Carda, at the reception of a nice free-kick from junior and captain Dylan Autran), then were caught by surprise in the first minute of the second half (1-1), took the lead again on a penalty kick by Autran (2-1) and finally conceded a second goal at the last minute of the game. The Dons will now focus on the NCS playoffs, where they are seeded #2 (Campo is #1) and will host Kennedy Richmond on Wednesday at 7pm. Go Dons!
Frederic Autran

The boys basketball team pulled out a 1 point victory over Dublin HS 51-50 on Brett Renner‘s game winning basket assisted by Kevin Huber, with 9 seconds left in the game.
The girls basketball team played well in their 41-30 victory over Dublin HS.
The girls soccer team got a much needed 3-2 win over Las Lomas HS to propel them into the NCS playoffs.
The boys soccer team tied Las Lomas HS 2-2 earning a share of the DFAL Championship.

The boys socccer team is the 2nd seed and will host Kennedy HS, Richmond Wednesday at 7:00 in the first round of the NCS Playoffs.
The girls soccer team is the 11th seed and will play at Miramonte HS Wednesday at 7:00 in the first round of the NCS Playoffs.